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Application and 'I'ebruary s, 1926.. Serial No. 86,72l).

'My invention relates to improvements in cable anchors or clamps for use in connection" with terminal boxes and the like. It has for one object to provide a new and improved type of clampinganember-or element which will grip an electric cable hold it in place and obviate the danger oi the sheath sli ping loose or becoming displaced when t e wires contained within the cable are stripped in the junction or terminal box. Other ob- I jects Wlll appear from time to time through out the specification and claims.

My invention is illustrated more or less diagrammatically in the accompanying drawings, wherein' p Figure l is a plan section; V

Figure2 is a section on; the plane perpendicular to the plane of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is an end view of the clamping cage; a

Figure 4 is an elevation in part section'of the cage shown in Fi re 3. Y 4 I Like parts are indicated by like'characters throughout the specification and drawings.

A is an outlet or junction box- It is apertured at A. It may have two or more apertures or even onl one as the case ma be. Projecting from the box concentric wit the aperture is a threaded cup-like lug A.

B is the cable having a jacket or sheath BF and containin separate wires B. The outer diameter of t e sheath is substantially the same as the inner diameter of the cup A.

view showing parts in The inner diameter of the cable sheath is substantially the same as the diameter'of the aperture A. G is a clamping ca e. It comrises a plu'ralit of spaced cab e engaging ars C arran e in a circle of substantially the same interior diameter as the outside diameter of the cable sheath. The two ends of the cage are'bent outwardly in flanges C C to which the bars' are attached. C is a nut threaded on the-cup A. Its inner diameter is substantially the same as the outer diameter of the flanges C and the nut is apertured as at.

C to slide upon the cable. When the nut is threaded on the cup A, it compresses the ca e longitudinally engaging the edges of t e flanges C. Pressure on these flanges tends to buckle or press the cage, shortening it and decreasin its interior diameter making the grip it firmly.

cable takes place as indicated adjacent the cable "but slightly inside oftlieextreme end so that the extreme end of the-cable where it I terminates and where the wires leave it is firmly socketed in the cup A andthe clamping zone, has at a point slightly removed from the end of the cable thereof thedanger of fra ing or crushing the cable at its extreme en obviated.

It will be evident that while I have shown in my drawings an operative device still many changes might be made in the size, shape and I disposition and arrangement of parts without departing materially from the spirit of my invention and I wish, therefore, that my tudinally disposed bars, outwardly flared flanges at either end of the bars, means for holding the cage in position and for exerting a pressure on the outer peripheries of said(.

' flanges, in a longitudinal direction with re- 'spect to the ca e. 4

2. A clamp or cables and the likecomprising a cylindrical sleeveoutwardly flan d at each end, the sleeve being longitud nally slotted between the flanges-to form a series of separate lon 'tudinal bars, means, for exerting lon 'tud1nal pressure on the flanges to decrease t e length-of the sleeve and bend the bars inwardly to separately gri a cable, the bars gripping the cable interme ate their ends only. i a i 3. A clamp for cables and the like comprising a cylindrical sleeve outwardly flan ed at each end, the 'sleeve being longitudinally slotted between the flanges to form aseries of separate'longitudinal bars, means for exerting longitudlnal pressure on the flan to decrease the length of the-sleeve and bend the bars inwardly to se arately gri doable, the bars gripping the ca 1e intermediate their ends only, the means for exerting longitudinal pressure comprising an abutment through which a cable may ass a second abutment surrounding the cab e threaded on the-first andmeans for rotating one with respect to the other todraw them to ether.

4. A clam for cables an the like comprising a smoot walled socket adapted to enclose the end of the cable, a cup movable along the cable toward and from the'socket, a compression member surrounding the cable interposed between the cup and the socket and adapted when compressed betweenthem to grip the cable, the compression member comprising a plurality of spaced parallel bars extending longitudinally of the cable, said bars being a apted when the compression member is com ressed to and grip the ca le. 5. A clamp for cables and the like comprising a smooth walled socket adapted to enclose the end of the cable, a cup movable along the cable toward and from'the socket acompression member surrounding the cabieinten posed between the cup and the socket and adapted when compressed between them to grip the cable, the compression member comrising a cage havingan outwardly flared ange and a plurality of longitudinally dissepa'rately engage posed separated bars terminating at the ange. 6. A clamp for cables and the like comprising two opgosed rigid members adapted to encircle :1 ca 1e, a compression member ada ted to be interposed between them, and a so to encircle the cable, means for-drawingsaid members together to exert pressure on the" compression member and to causeit to contract throughout its entire periphery upon the cable, the compression member com rising a plurality of spaced longitudinal ars and outwardly flared flanges joinin them.

Signed at Chicago, count "of ook, and State of Illinois, this 26th ayof January,

CHARLES W. DAKE. 

